Cover photo – the runners are piped off at the start of the Tiree Ultramarathon

Kingsbarns Fun Run

Race results:

• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 45th and 2nd V70 38:17

Self Transcendence 5k

Allen Marr took part in the midweek Run and Become Self Transcendence 5k race in Edinburgh Meadows.

Race results:

• Allen Marr – 21st 20:39

Parkruns

Claire Doak set a new PB at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy as a warmup for the Great North Run 24 hours later.

Stirling 10k

Gillian Easton and Iain Wallace made the journey to Stirling for the Scottish Championship 10k road race.

Race results:

• Iain Wallace – 212nd 39:59
• Gillian Easton – 411th 48:04

Auchterarder Half Marathon

Mark McLean was the sole LLV representative in Auchterarder for the half marathon event.

Race results:

• Mark McLean – 35th 1:37:52

Tiree Ultra Marathon

Robin Pate, Jim Dunstan, Jeff Taylor and Kevin Funnell travelled to Tiree in the Hebrides for a 35 mile ultramarathon event run around the coastline of the island. It was Jeff’s first attempt at an ultramarathon while Robin and Jim were back on Tiree for the third consecutive year. Robin in particular had an excellent run, improving on his time from 2017 by more than one hour.

Race results:

• Robin Pate – 18th 5:55:14 PB
• Kevin Funnell – 98th 7:34:30
• Jeff Taylor – 124th 7:55:39
• Jim Dunstan – 125th 7:55:40

Great North Run

Mother and daughter pairing of Teresa and Jemma Guild were joined by clubmates Claire Doak, Davie Hogg and Malcolm MacTavish in a huge field of more than 50,000 runners at the annual Great North Run half marathon in Gateshead. Teresa and Jemma were running to raise funds for the Brain Tumour Research charity in memory of their late husband and father.

There is more information about Teresa and Jemma’s fundraising efforts on the Brain Tumour Research website and in the East Fife Mail. Their fund raising page is here.

Race results:

• Davie Hogg – position 8579 2:00:33
• Jemma Guild – position 15647 2:14:02
• Teresa Guild – position 15700 2:14:08
• Malcolm MacTavish – position 16098 2:14:44
• Claire Doak – position 24347 2:28:25

Upcoming Events

• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September

Further ahead

• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Saturday 10 November
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 17 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019

Cover photo – Donna, Dawn, Chris and Lynsay at Balbirnie Park

Caley Cup Pursuit Race

The latest 10-week training block reached a thrilling climax on Tuesday evening with runners taking part in a fast and frantic time trial race at the Energy Park in Methil. No less than 20 club members improved on their best recorded times, with the outstanding performance coming from Luke Whittaker.

Less than six months ago Luke was a complete beginner to running when he joined the Leven Las Vegas Couch to 5k jogging course. His dedication and commitment to completing the course and then continuing with regular training was rewarded when he received the LLV Caley Cup for most improved runner in the training block.

Gateside Gallop

The annual Gateside Gallop race to raise funds for the village took place this year on a different course as the path up to the Bunnet Stane was closed for forestry work.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 2nd 26:21
• Allen Marr – 29th 33:24
• Annie Gibson – 67th 43:47

Parkruns

Chris Russell and Annie Gibson set new PBs at St Andrews while Robin Pate ran a personal best time at Livingston.

Highland Perthshire Marathon and Half Marathon

Peter Rieu-Clarke continued his build-up to his marathon debut at Loch Ness in two weeks time by competing in the Highland Perthshire half marathon at Aberfeldy.

Race results:

• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 234th and 3rd V70 2:11:54

Glenmore 24

Also competing in the Scottish Highlands was LLV jog leader Tricia Wallace who took part in the Glenmore 12 hour race near Aviemore.

Race results:

• Tricia Wallace – 43rd 30.868 miles

Trail Busters Series Race 3

The final race in the Trailbusters series was held at Balbirnie Park in Markinch on Sunday morning. Chris Russell was victorious at the event, making it three wins out of three for the Glenrothes athlete and confirming him as the overall series winner. Chris was joined in the race by LLV clubmates Donna Rodger, Annie Gibson, Dawn Watson and Lindsay Bell.

 

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st
• Donna Rodger
• Annie Gibson
• Dawn Watson
• Lynsay Bell

Pitreavie AAC David Candlish Memorial Mile

Allen Marr continued his return from long-term injury by competing in the Pitreavie AAC David Candlish Memorial Mile event on the track at Pitreavie Athletics Centre in Dunfermline. In a fast race Allen ran close to a personal best time to outstrip the opposition and cross the line in first place.

Race results:

• Allen Marr – 1st 5:38

Upcoming Events

• Stuart Duncan Memorial 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Self Transcendence 5k – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Tiree Ultra Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Great North Run – Sunday 9 September
• Glenrothes Sprint Triathlon – Sunday 9 September
• Braemar Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September

Further ahead

• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 5k & 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September
• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country Championships – Saturday 10 November
• Livingston AC Open Cross Country – Saturday 17 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019

Cover photo – Leven Las Vegas members at Ravenscraig Park in Kirkcaldy

Tuesday Night Training

Jog leader Ross took the group to East Links for a pyramid drill with the added bonus of hill sprints.

Chilly Willy Trail Race

Glenrothes athlete Chris Russell added another race victory to his impressive record when he won the Chilly Willy Trail Race on his home turf at Pitcairn. Chris was joined in the race by Annie Gibson who also ran well to finish second in her age category.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st 26:37
• Annie Gibson – 42nd 44:50

Ravenscraig Park 2 x 1 Mile Relay Race

There was a fantastic entry of 11 teams from Leven Las Vegas Running Club for the 2 x 1 mile relay event at Ravenscraig Park in Kirkcaldy.

To allow extra room for changeovers, event organisers Fife AC decided to start from the lowest point on the circuit around the park, meaning the uphill section was taken care of early on thus allowing for a very fast finish.  They also sprung a further surprise by having the first leg runners complete the circuit in reverse.

First LLV team to finish in an excellent 6th place overall was the speedy pairing of Alan Davie and Bryan McLaren. Next LLV pair to complete the course was the mixed team of Jemma Guild and James Scott. Also representing the Leven club were the pairings of Jeff Taylor and John Kay, Gillian Easton and Iain Wallace, Tam Cullen and Keir Moran, Davie Hogg and Douglas Clews, Gayle Moran and Donna Rodger, Sandra Cooper and Karen Richards, Lorraine Davie and Bex Oakenfull, Tracey Millar and Claire Doak, and Lynsay Bell and Dawn Watson.

Thanks to Wullie Law for the action photographs.

Race results:

• Bryan McLaren & Alan Davie – 6th 10.47
• Jemma Guild & James Scott – 22nd 12.35
• Jeff Taylor & John Kay – 23rd 12.38
• Gillian Easton & Iain Wallace – 24th 12.46
• Tam Cullen & Keir Moran – 41st 14.30
• Davie Hogg & Douglas Clews – 42nd 14.30
• Gayle Moran & Donna Rodger – 45th 15.40
• Karen Richards & Sandra Cooper – 48th 16.30
• Lorraine Davie & Ben Oakenfull – 49th 16.46
• Tracy Millar & Claire Doak – 50th 17:08
• Lynsay Bell & Dawn Watson – 51st 17.13

Killin 10k

Lorraine Davie, Josephine Lenachan and Ross Johnston travelled to Perthshire for the Killin 10k run on a challenging undulating cross country route where Ross was the first Leven runner to cross the finish line.

Race results:

• Ross Johnston – 216th 55:46
• Lorraine Davie – 311th 61:03
• Josephine Lenachan – 395th 75:24

Perth 10k

Lorraine Davie participated in her third event of the week when she joined 11 other clubmates at the North Inch in Perth for the annual Perth 10k race. Conditions were damp and drizzly but excellent for running with several personal best times being recorded by the squad from Leven which also included Mark McLean, Jemma Guild, Davie Hogg, Teresa Guild, Angela Small, Vhairi Walker, Sandra Cooper, Gayle Moran, Douglas Clews, Karen Richards and Claire Doak.

A full set of race photos are available from Phil Lidstone Photography.

Race results:

• Mark McLean – 27th 42:06
• Jemma Guild – 95th 52:32 PB
• Davie Hogg – 108th 53:36
• Teresa Guild – 120th 54:59
• Angela Small – 135th 56:20
• Vhairi Walker – 136th 56:20
• Sandra Cooper – 139th 56:35 PB
• Gayle Moran – 140th 56:50 PB
• Douglas Clews – 143rd 57:15
• Karen Richards – 152nd 57:54 PB
• Claire Doak – 182nd 60:04 PB
• Lorraine Davie – 186th 60:46

Upcoming Events

• Gateside Gallop – Wednesday 29 August
• Highland Perthshire Marathon and Half Marathon – Saturday 1 September
• Fife AC Trail Race Festival – Sunday 2 September
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September

Further ahead

• Stuart Duncan Memorial 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Self Transcendence 5k – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Tiree Ultra Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Great North Run – Sunday 9 September
• Glenrothes Sprint Triathlon – Sunday 9 September
• Braemar Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 5k & 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September
• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race  – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• East District Cross Country Relays – Saturday 13 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 1 – Saturday 20 October
• Nutcracker Trail Race #2 – Sunday 21 October
• National Cross Country Relays – Saturday 27 October
• Templeton 10 – Sunday 4 November
• National Short Course Cross Country – Saturday 10 November
• Hartley Cup – Sunday 18 November
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 2 – Saturday 24 November
• Largo Law Hill Race – Tuesday 27 November
• East District Cross Country Championships – Saturday 8 December
• Indoor 3000m Championships – Friday 4 January 2019
• National Indoor Open Meeting – Saturday 12 January 2019
• East District Cross Country League Meeting 3 – Saturday 19 January 2019
• Masters Cross Country Championships – Saturday 2 February 2019
• Indoor Masters Championships – Sunday 17 February 2019
• Smokies 10 Mile (Ladies Only) – Sunday 3 March 2019

Cover photo – Claire, Tracey, Helen, Lynsay, Sandra, Nicole and Dawn at the Girls Big Dirty Day Out at Callender Park near Stirling

Tuesday Night Training

Jog leader Bex took the group to Action Zone on Leven Prom for a set of pyramid drills.

Ceres 8

The popular Ceres 8 mile race returned to the running calendar after a couple of years where organisers Fife AC had difficulties obtaining road closure licences. Leven members Alan Davie, Kevin Hughes and Mark McLean took part on a redesigned course which was apparently even more challenging than the old one!

Race results:

• Alan Davie – 33rd 53:05
• Kevin Hughes – 44th 54:54
• Mark McLean – 68th 58:08

Parkruns

Mark McLean achieved a new PB at Lochore Meadows parkrun. Karen and Allen went to Perth parkrun to join Karen’s son Callum and his friend Jonny.

Loch Tay Sprint Triathlon

Gordon Christie and Dan Haran took part in the Loch Tay Sprint Triathlon in Kenmore. The event comprised a 750m swim, 20km bike ride and 5km run.

Race results:

• Dan Haran – 81st 1:28:50
• Gordon Christie – 169th 1:37:47

West Lothian Half Marathon

The inspirational super-veteran Peter Rieu-Clarke completed another half marathon at Bathgate in West Lothian. Peter was using this run as preparation for his first ever attempt at a marathon at the Baxters Loch Ness event on 23 September.

Race results:

• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 79th and 1st V70 2:07:05

Upcoming Events

• Chilly Willy Trail Race – Tuesday 21 August
• Ravenscraig Park 2 x 1 mile relay race – Wednesday 22 August
• Killin 10k – Saturday 25 August
• Perth 10k – Sunday 26 August

Further ahead

• Gateside Gallop – Wednesday 29 August
• Highland Perthshire Marathon and Half Marathon – Saturday 1 September
• Fife AC Trail Race Festival – Sunday 2 September
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Stuart Duncan 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Self Transcendence 5k – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Tiree Ultra Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Great North Run – Sunday 9 September
• Glenrothes Sprint Triathlon – Sunday 9 September
• Self Transcendence 2m – Wednesday 12 September
• Pitlochry 5k & 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Around Cumbrae 10 Mile Road Race – Sunday 16 September
• Scottish Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 23 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• Loch Ness Marathon – Sunday 23 September
• Great Scottish Run Half Marathon & 10k – Sunday 30 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October

Cover photo – Bryan, Gillian, Iain and Alan at Balmullo

Tuesday Night Training

Jog leader Allen took the group to King George V Park in Leven for a series of interval drills.

Carnegie Harriers Memorial Race at Knockhill

It was a very busy week of racing for members of Leven Las Vegas Running Club, starting with a visit to Knockhill motor racing circuit near Dunfermline for the Carnegie Harriers Memorial race, a tough 4 mile event encompassing 3 fast laps of the undulating motor racing track. LLV prize winners were Chris Russell who finished as first V40 in 4^th place overall, and Peter Rieu-Clarke who was first in the V70 category. The club was also represented by Bryan McLaren, Iain Wallace, Gillian Easton, Douglas Clews, Claire Doak, Annie Gibson, Kenny Ritchie and Lorraine Davie.

All photos by Steve Adam of Carnegie Harriers

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 4th and 1st V40 20:46
• Bryan McLaren – 32nd 23:56
• Iain Wallace – 36th 24:03
• Gillian Easton – 111th 28:58
• Douglas Clews – 121st 29:32
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 160th and 1st V70 32:49
• Claire Doak – 167th 33:18
• Annie Gibson – 171st 33:32
• Kenny Ritchie – 174th 33:49
• Lorraine Davie – 191st 35:47

Balmullo Trail Race

Bryan McLaren, Iain Wallace and Gillian Easton were in action again 48 hours after Knockhill at the Balmullo Trail Race organised by Fife AC, where they were joined by clubmate Alan Davie. This is a challenging cross-country event which starts at Balmullo village and heads steadily uphill to the summit of nearby Lucklaw Hill before turning back downhill to the starting point. Alan Davie was first LLV to complete the course in a fine 22^nd place among a large field of runners.

Race results:

• Alan Davie – 22nd 33:31
• Iain Wallace – 34th 34:50
• Bryan McLaren – 64th 37:29
• Gillian Easton – 121st 43:04

Overall results for the Fife AC Midweek Series 2018:

• TBA

Parkruns

At the weekend parkruns Claire Doak continued her recent string of personal best times with a 27:55 at Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy.

Sandra Cooper was a parkrun tourist at Castlebar in Ireland and Nick Silcocks ran at Folkestone.

Bute Highland Games 10k

Chris Russell and Annie Gibson travelled to the isle of Bute to compete in the Bute Highland Games 10k race. Another fine performance by Russell was capped by a top ten finishing position and third place in the veteran age category.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 9th and 3rd V40 35:07
• Annie Gibson – 136th 61:06

Touch of Tartan Half Marathon

Alan Davie was also in weekend action at the Touch of Tartan half marathon which starts at Perth Airport near Scone and makes its way along a scenic route into the city of Perth for a circuit of North Inch park before finishing on the banks of the River Tay. Alan achieved an excellent result, finishing as second V40 in 8^th position overall.

Race results:

• Alan Davie – 8th and 2nd V40 1:29:35

New Gilston 5k & 1k

The New Gilston 5k is a friendly local event which has been very popular among LLV members over the years. Despite the rainy conditions there was another large turnout and some fine performances from the club, with Matt Burt finishing in third place overall and Allen Marr taking the prize for first over-60 male.

Race results (5k):

• Matt Burt – 3rd 20:34
• Allen Marr – 9th and 1st V60 21:59
• Jim Dunstan – 21st 25:12
• Jeff Taylor – 22nd 25:34
• Teresa Guild – 36th 28:43
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 38th 29:03
• Claire Doak – 40th 29:27
• Ashley Jamieson – 43rd 32:25
• Danielle Watson – 44th 32:32
• Cali Ritchie – 47th 34:07
• Caitlin Burt – 50th 34:24
• Jenni Johnstone – 53rd 34:50
• Karen Burt – 54th 36:55
• Yvonne Armour – 58th 40:14
• Lorna Hughes – 60th 42:34

Upcoming Events

• Ceres 8 – Tuesday 14 August

Further ahead

• Chilly Willy Trail Race – Tuesday 21 August
• Ravenscraig Park 2 x 1 mile relay race – Wednesday 22 August
• Perth 10k – Sunday 26 August
• Gateside Gallop – Wednesday 29 August
• Fife AC Trail Race Festival – Sunday 2 September
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Stuart Duncan 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Pitlochry 10k – Sunday 16 September
• Tufty Trail Race – Sunday 23 September
• East Neuk 10k – Sunday 30 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October
• Linlithgow 10k – Sunday 7 October
• Lochore 10k – Sunday 14 October

Cover photo – Annie, Gayle, Chris, Lynsay, Donna and Dawn at Balbirnie Park in Markinch

Tuesday Night Training

This week was new jog leader Karen’s first session. She took the group for a hill rep session in Lower Methil, finished off with a fun relay drill.

Beveridge Park 5k

There was a tremendous turnout of 16 Leven Las Vegas Running Club members in Kirkcaldy for the final race in the Fife AC Beveridge Park 5k series. Veteran athlete Chris Russell continued his fine recent performances by crossing the line in a new personal best time for the distance and securing the prize for first over-40. Chris was closely followed by clubmates Alan Davie and Iain Wallace who both achieved times close to their best. Next over the line was John Kay, returning to racing after injury with a podium place in the over-50 age category. Also representing the Leven club were Jeff Taylor, Gillian Easton, Barry West, Jemma Guild, Davie Hogg, Peter Rieu-Clarke who was 2^nd over-70, Claire Doak with a new 5k PB, Douglas Clews, Annie Gibson, Karen Richards, Lynsay Bell and Susan Kerr.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 5th and 1st V40 17:08 PB
• Alan Davie – 15th and 3rd V40 18:51
• Iain Wallace – 18th 19:11
• John Kay – 43rd and 3rd M50 21:13
• Jeff Taylor – 51st 22:13
• Gillian Easton – 61st 23:23
• Barry West – 62nd 23:31
• Jemma Guild – 70th 25:11
• Davie Hogg – 72nd 25:15
• Peter Rieu-Clarke – 78th and 2nd V70 27:15
• Claire Doak – 79th 27:42 PB
• Douglas Clews – 80th 28:18
• Annie Gibson – 81st 28:21
• Karen Richards – 84th 29:12
• Lynsay Bell – 85th 29:12
• Susan Kerr – 86th 29:12

Parkruns

Karen Richards set her best time so far at Kirkcaldy while at St Andrews Colin Aitken, a recent graduate of LLV’s Couch to 5k program, improved his best time by almost 2 minutes. It was a deserved reward for Colin who has dedicated himself to his training since completing the beginners jogging course.

Trail Busters Race

Chris Russell notched up another race victory at the Trail Busters cross country race at Balbirnie Park in Markinch. Chris now holds the lead in the 3 race series which concludes next month. Chris was joined at the event by clubmates Donna Rodger, Annie Gibson, Gayle Moran, Lynsay Bell and Dawn Watson.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 1st 27:32
• Donna Rodger – 49th 42:16
• Annie Gibson – 67th 46:15
• Gayle Moran – 69th 47:15
• Lynsay Bell – 80th 50:39
• Dawn Watson – 81st 50:46

Upcoming Events

• Carnegie Harriers Memorial at Knockhill – Tuesday 7 August
• Balmullo Trail Race (Fife AC Midweek Series) – Thursday 9 August
• New Gilston 5k – Sunday 12 August

Further ahead

• Ravenscraig Park 2 x 1 mile relay race – Wednesday 22 August
• Gateside Gallop – Wednesday 29 August
• Fife AC Trail Race Festival – Sunday 2 September
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Stuart Duncan 5k – Tuesday 4 September
• Kingsbarns Fun Run – Wednesday 5 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October
• Giffordtown 5k – Sunday 7 October

Cover photo – Team LLV at St Andrews for the start of the 5-day Tour of Fife

Tour of Fife 2018

Race 1: St Andrews Beach Race

The first event of the 5-day series is a 4 mile out-and-back beach race along St Andrews West Sands, location of the Chariots of Fire film.

Race results:

• 21st Alan Davie 26:24
• 24th Iain Wallace 26:34
• 25th Bryan McLaren 26:38
• 57th Robin Pate 28:51
• 91st Jeff Taylor 32:01
• 96th Gillian Easton 32:35
• 99th Jim Dunstan 32:49
• 120th Ross Johnston 36:24
• 136th Teresa Guild 38:44
• 139th Peter Rieu-Clarke 38:56
• 144th Karen Richards 40:04
• 148th Bex Oakenfull 41:55

Race 2: East Lomond Hill Race

Race results:

• 32nd Bryan McLaren 32:10
• 33rd Alan Davie 32:15
• 36th Iain Wallace 32:35
• 93rd Jeff Taylor 40:14
• 96th Gillian Easton 40:24
• 99th Robin Pate 40:33
• 102nd Jim Dunstan 41:15
• 126th Ross Johnston 47:50
• 135th Karen Richards 50:32
• 138th Peter Rieu-Clarke 51:43
• 145th Teresa Guild 59:02
• 146th Bex Oakenfull 59:04

Race 3: Kirkcaldy Promenade One Mile Time Trial

Race results:

• 19th Bryan McLaren 5:21
• 20th Alan Davie 5:24
• 50th Iain Wallace 5:48
• 57th Robin Pate 5:54
• 79th Jeff Taylor 6:15
• 99th Gillian Easton 6:43
• 128th Peter Rieu-Clarke 7:39
• 129th Ross Johnston 7:42
• 133rd Teresa Guild 7:50
• 146th Karen Richards 8:20
• 149th Bex Oakenfull 8:28

Race 4: Glenrothes 5km Road Race

Race results:

• 16th Bryan McLaren 18:28
• 19th Alan Davie 18:33
• 34th Iain Wallace 19:21
• 64th Robin Pate 21:07
• 89th Jeff Taylor 22:37
• 94th Jim Dunstan 23:06
• 100th Gillian Easton 23:41
• 116th Peter Rieu-Clarke 26:22
• 122nd Ross Johnston 26:55
• 125th Teresa Guild 27:08
• 137th Karen Richards 28:30
• 143rd Bex Oakenfull 30:14

Race 5: Falkland Estate Trail Race

Race results:

• 19th Bryan McLaren 41:27
• 26th Alan Davie 42:08
• 32nd Iain Wallace 43:04
• 55th Robin Pate 46:19
• 87th Jim Dunstan 51:01
• 92nd Jeff Taylor 51:28
• 107th Gillian Easton 55:41
• 119th Ross Johnston 61:18
• 127th Peter Rieu-Clarke 61:59
• 140th Karen Richards 64:57
• 143rd Teresa Guild 66:16
• 147th Bex Oakenfull 67:07

Overall results for the series:

• 19th Bryan McLaren 2:04:04
• 21st Alan Davie 2:04:44
• 33rd Iain Wallace 2:07:22
• 64th Robin Pate 2:22:44
• 84th Jeff Taylor 2:32:35
• 92nd Gillian Easton 2:39:04
• 111th Ross Johnston 2:59:09
• 120th and 2nd V70 Peter Rieu-Clarke 3:06:39
• 126th Karen Richards 3:12:23
• 131st Teresa Guild 3:19:00
• 135th Bex Oakenfull 3:26:48

Upcoming Events

• Newburgh Trail Race (Fife AC Midweek Series) – Wednesday 18 July
• Splash and Dash Beach Race – Saturday 21 July

Further ahead

• Donkey Brae Run – Sunday 29 July
• Trail Busters Series Race 2 – Sunday 5 August
• Balmullo Trail Race (Fife AC Midweek Series) – Wednesday 9 August
• New Gilston 5k – Sunday 12 August
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October

Cover photo – the Couch to 5k group at St Andrews parkrun

Tuesday Night Training

On Tuesday evening LLV held its regular time trial event organised by Chris Russell, where members compete for the Caley Cup which goes to the runner who has shown the most improvement over the course of the 10-week training block. The cup winner this time was Dawn Watson who joined Leven Las Vegas in 2017 as part of a Couch to 5k jogging course and has continued to show amazing progress.

Parkruns

On Saturday morning, four more of the club’s current Couch to 5k members completed their graduation 5km run at St Andrews parkrun. Susie Hepburn, Nicola McKeen, Jacqueline Kinloch and Lynne Napier completed the course with distinction, supported by several of last week’s graduates, with personal best times being achieved by Luke Whittaker, Christine Kimmel, Julie Nicholson, Yvonne Armour and Moira Robertson.

Tough Mudder

Glenrothes 10k

A huge turnout of 39 Leven Las Vegas Running Club members joined hundreds of serious athletes and fun runners on Sunday morning to take part in the Glenrothes Road Running Festival.

The main event is the 10km road race where LLV’s Chris Russell finished in an excellent 8^th position and was awarded the prize for first local athlete to cross the line. Alan Davie and Iain Wallace also had fine runs, with both finishing in the top 50.

Also representing Leven Las Vegas in the 10km event were Mark Mclean, Bryan McLaren, Gordon Christie, Euan Taylor, Jeff Taylor, Gillian Easton, Barry West, Douglas Clews, Stewart English, Jemma Guild, Donna Rodger, Vhairi Walker, Peter Rieu-Clarke, Sandra Cooper, Karen Richards, Gayle Moran, Annie Gibson, Lynda English, Lorraine Davie, Jim Dunstan, Bex Oakenfull, Lynsay Bell, Tracey Millar, Jayne Littler, Dawn Watson, Tam Cullen, Cheryl McLaren, Tracy Mayes, Kerrie Donald, Stephanie Barclay, Angela Wood, Nicole Kelly and Kirsty Barclay.

Wendy Wylie, Graham Law and Allen Marr took part in the 4km event where Allen finished in 3^rd position.

Race photos from the 10k below by Wullie Law.

Race results:

Chris	Russell	8	36:14
Alan	Davie	34	39:13
Iain	Wallace	40	40:02
Mark	Mclean	65	42:00
Bryan	McLaren	69	42:23
Gordon	Christie	120	46:04
Euan	Taylor	125	46:24
Jeff	Taylor	158	47:57
Gillian	Easton	188	49:49
Barry	West	220	51:25
Douglas	Clews	225	51:42
Stewart	English	252	53:27
Jemma	Guild	273	54:47
Donna	Rodger	274	54:48
Vhairi	Walker	295	56:06
Peter	Rieu-Clarke	303	56:19
Sandra	Cooper	327	57:21
Karen	Richards	329	57:23
Gayle	Moran	337	57:45
Annie	Gibson	341	58:01
Lynda	English	356	58:42
Lorraine	Davie	366	59:37
Jim	Dunstan	380	60:22
Bex	Oakenfull	382	60:36
Lynsay	Bell	384	60:39
Tracey	Millar	407	62:42
Jayne	Littler	422	64:27
Dawn	Watson	423	64:28
Tam	Cullen	425	64:34
Cheryl	McLaren	426	64:34
Tracy	Mayes	441	65:35
Kerrie	Donald	442	65:35
Stephanie	Barclay	455	68:17
Angela	Wood	456	68:17
Nicole	Kelly	484	85:31
Kirsty	Barclay	485	85:32

Upcoming Events

• Chilly Willy Pick ‘n’ Mix Trail Race – Tuesday 19 June
• Ravenscraig Park Mile – Wednesday 20 June
• Midsummer Nightmare – Friday 22 June
• West Highland Way Race – Saturday 23 June
• Benarty Gala – Sunday 24 June

Further ahead:

• Sandy Slither – Wednesday 27 June
• Balbirnie Duathlon – Thursday 28 June
• Chacefield Trail Race – Thursday 28 June
• Trail Busters Series Race 1 – Sunday 1 July
• Beveridge Park 5k – Friday 6 July
• Crieff 10k – Sunday 8 July
• Tour of Fife – Wednesday 11 July to Sunday 15 July
• Donkey Brae Run – Sunday 29 July
• Trail Busters Series Race 2 – Sunday 5 August
• New Gilston 5k – Sunday 12 August
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Auchterarder Half Marathon – Sunday 9 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October

Cover photo – Couch to 5k graduates after their first parkrun

Hill of Tarvit (Fife AC Midweek Series)

The Fife AC midweek series continued with the Hill of Tarvit race on Wednesday evening. This is a tough 6 mile trail run which starts and finishes in Ceres with participants running from the village to the summit of Hill of Tarvit and back. Representing Leven Las Vegas were Bryan McLaren, Alan Davie, Iain Wallace, Mark McLean and Jeff Taylor.

Race results:

• Bryan McLaren – 23rd 38:57
• Alan Davie – 31st 39:35
• Iain Wallace – 33rd 39:39
• Mark McLean – 55th 42:19
• Jeff Taylor – 116th 50:05

Templeton Trail Race

On Friday evening Chris Russell, Kevin Hughes, Ross Johnston and Annie Gibson travelled over the Tay Bridge to attend the Templeton Trail Race hosted by Dundee Road Runners, with Chris running well to finish in 5^th position.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 5th and 2nd M40 34:52
• Kevin Hughes – 25th 39:53
• Ross Johnston – 113th 53:30
• Annie Gibson – 128th 56:40

Couch to 5k parkrun

On Saturday morning at St Andrews parkrun at Craigtoun Park, 13 new runners completed their 10 week journey from couch to 5k. Their personal dedication along with the encouragement of the jog leaders and members at Leven Las Vegas Running Club saw them progress from absolute beginners in April to successfully running for 5km in June. Celebrating their tremendous achievement were Krysha Reeves, Lucy Wann, Karen Burt, Christine Kimmel, Julie Nicholson, Yvonne Armour, Luke Whittaker, Susan Smith, Colin Aitken, Moira Robertson and Susan Kirkcaldy and her children Linda and Robert. There are a few more couch to 5k graduates who were unable to attend on Saturday and they will be tackling the St Andrews course in future weeks.

Photos to be added here

 

Lochore Meadows Sprint Triathlon

On Sunday Gordon Christie and Dan Haran took part in the Lochore Meadows sprint triathlon which comprised a 750m swim across the loch followed by a 20km bike ride and finishing with a 5km run.

Abernethy Hill Race

Chris Russell followed up his good run on Friday with a second place finish at the Abernethy Hill Race on Sunday afternoon, where he was once again joined by Annie Gibson.

Race results:

• Chris Russell – 2nd and 1st male 16:28
• Annie Gibson – 35th 28:22

Upcoming Events

• Jog Cowdenbeath Black Rock Charity Run for MND – Monday 11 June 7pm
• Glenrothes 10k – Sunday 17 June

Further ahead:

• Ravenscraig Park Mile – Wednesday 20 June
• Midsummer Nightmare – Friday 22 June
• West Highland Way Race – Saturday 23 June
• Benarty Gala – Sunday 24 June
• Sandy Slither – Wednesday 27 June
• Balbirnie Duathlon – Thursday 28 June
• Chacefield Trail Race – Thursday 28 June
• Trail Busters Series Race 1 – Sunday 1 July
• Beveridge Park 5k – Friday 6 July
• Crieff 10k – Sunday 8 July
• Tour of Fife – Wednesday 11 July to Sunday 15 July
• Donkey Brae Run – Sunday 29 July
• Trail Busters Series Race 2 – Sunday 5 August
• New Gilston 5k – Sunday 12 August
• Trail Busters Series Race 3 – Sunday 2 September
• Scottish Long Coastal Relays – Saturday 6 October